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"Lost sight and no one seems to care"

About: East Surrey Hospital

Having visited the hospital due to losing my sight in my left eye in October, I have found the following issues:- 1, staff uniformed or unwilling to help. 2, constant excuses about poor IT systems. 3, doctors difficult to understand or advising me that they are a glorified photographer when carrying out X-rays. 4, nurses unable to read doctors handwriting and therefore going to take all blood tests possible. 5, secretary's who use the words "errr and I dont know" every other word. 6, After 6 hours of being passed around various departments to be told to go to my GP and get signed off work by a secretary. 7, Being told due to the swelling to my left eye that I needed a urgent referral on the 28th October only then to be given a referral date of 24th of February. 3 months? Urgent? My main concern is that I am suffering with headaches constantly, a left eye with very limited sight and constantly streaming with tears. I have a full time job which I am struggling to attend and after contacting the numbers provided no one can help or even advise what the issues are.... I am now left trying to rearrange the appointment and have received nothing apart from a recording of ethnic category and general information for patients. How is this going to reassure me or fix my lack of sight... I hold very little hope that this email will be posted or if I will receive any call or response. I really would just like someone to tell me what's going on! If it's not serious tell me rather than expecting me to wait 3 months. I'm happy to speak to anyone who can help. Regards

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Response from Tasha Gardner, Communications Manager, Marketing and Communications, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust 9 years ago
Tasha Gardner
Communications Manager, Marketing and Communications,
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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Submitted on 30/12/2014 at 13:09
Published on Care Opinion at 18:18


Dear Anonymous

Please do get in touch with our Patient Advice and Liaison Service(PALS). The PALS team will help you to sort out any concerns you may have about the care we provide. Their phone number is 01737 231958 and the Email address is pals@sash.nhs.uk. Their office is opposite Boots at the Main Entrance.

kind regards

Tasha

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Response from East Surrey Hospital 9 years ago
East Surrey Hospital
Submitted on 30/12/2014 at 15:22
Published on nhs.uk on 31/12/2014 at 00:00


Dear Anonymous Please do get in touch with our Patient Advice and Liaison Service(PALS). The PALS team will help you to sort out any concerns you may have about the care we provide. Their phone number is 01737 231958 and the Email address is pals@sash.nhs.uk. Their office is opposite Boots at the Main Entrance. kind regards Tasha Gardner, Communications Manager

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Response from Barbara Bray, Chief of Surgery, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust 9 years ago
Barbara Bray
Chief of Surgery,
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Submitted on 02/01/2015 at 12:14
Published on Care Opinion at 13:46


Dear Anonymous

I was very concerned to read your story. Please get in touch by either ringing our PALS office on the number quoted above or by emailing me your details on barbara.bray@sash,nhs.uk and I will arrange for you to urgently meet the Lead for Ophthalmology.

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